Loyola presents Remaining 4 ring to Sister Jean

CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt now has a little bit bling to go together with the worldwide consideration she gained because the near-centenarian group chaplain throughout Loyola-Chicago’s run to the NCAA Remaining 4 .

Loyola nice Jerry Harkness, who was a member of its 1963 championship group, helped current a Remaining 4 ring Tuesday evening to Schmidt earlier than the Ramblers’ rematch of their NCAA Event recreation towards Nevada.

Schmidt, who turned 99 in August, sat in a wheelchair courtside for the presentation. She joked afterward that she felt as if the ring added 5 kilos to her weight.

The Catholic nun turned a star final March for her fandom and for praying earlier than every recreation for her Ramblers — and for his or her opponents.